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Where are the women? A study of High Court judges in India offers a number of insights
First quantitative analysis of 1,800 High Court judges appointed through the collegium system over the past 25 years reveals their backgrounds.
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Modi government has been raising misleading objections to stall WHO’s count of Covid-19 deaths
The WHO is expected to place estimated mortality in India from Covid-19 at 4 million as of the end of 2021, about eight times the officially reported figure.
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In charts: India’s vaccination programme might be keeping severe Covid infections in check
Some states are reporting that the unvaccinated are over-represented in Covid-19 deaths.
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Trending
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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Indore Congress candidate backed out days after attempt-to-murder charge added to 17-year-old case
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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In Mathura, Muslims say they were denied their vote. No complaints in Hindu areas
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Coronavirus: Is vaccine immunity waning in India?
Though new cases are declining, the share of the elderly in total deaths has risen slightly in Mumbai, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
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A year and a half into the pandemic, India’s official Covid-19 data is still plagued by gaps
A new preprint paper finds that the Centre and most states do not report granular coronavirus data.
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First city-wide Covid-19 data points to massive undercounting of cases and deaths in India
Madurai detected just 1.4% of all infections from May 2020 to October 2020, despite conducting 70% more tests per 100 people compared to the national average.
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Video
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Covid-19 second wave: India recorded 3 lakh more deaths in May 2021 than the same period in 2019
The figure is 2.5 times the official coronavirus death toll of 1.2 lakh for the month.
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How many excess deaths in India were because of Covid-19? It’s difficult to say
In the first five months of 2021, five states saw over 4.60 lakh excess deaths.
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Covid-19 deaths are declining among the elderly. Does it mean the vaccine effect is kicking in?
In three southern states and in Mumbai and Pune, the share of the elderly in total deaths began to decrease after immunisations, shows data.
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The Reel
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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India’s claim that there have been very few post-vaccination infections is based on incomplete data
Until nearly three months after the inoculation drive began, authorities were not checking if those getting tested for coronavirus had been vaccinated.
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India’s Covid-19 death numbers are still relatively low. But why?
The country is finally beginning to understand why.
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Maharashtra’s Covid-19 surge holds clues for how the pandemic may move through the rest of India
The state’s trajectory of coronavirus cases has more or less matched the national graph of infections.
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The Field
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India tour of Bangladesh: Radha Yadav, D Hemalatha propel visitors to win in rain-marred second T20I
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ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson included in Rohit Sharma-led India squad
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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: India lose to China in group stage-decider; progress to quarter-final
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Diaz and Chhangte on target as Mumbai City beat FC Goa to enter final
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IPL 2024: Varun Chakravarthy, Phil Salt star as Kolkata Knight Riders beat Delhi Capitals